Por quién los ríos secan?

Abstract

This paper analyzes the distribution of population in Brazil, one of the starting points for understanding the formation of cities and enduring social inequality. Its goal is to describe and to reflect about the decisions of architectural planning, territory design, and urban planning, and to propose a possible course correction. Two scenarios served as its backdrop: the state of violence and misery to which poor people are subjected in Brazilian urban centers and how one faces the water issues in Brazil, especially in its Northeast Region. At its core, this paper questions the vector mode for planning growth in a territory and analyzes two points: the behavior of populations and the knowledge of the waters. It starts out from the statement that the Brazilian Northeast exports two products: man and water. It also provides a brief analysis about a project to divert part of the São Francisco River to fight the desertification process in the Brazilian semi-arid region and discusses a national alternative to face this problem.

Keywords

• Obras contra a seca. Revegetação do Semiárido nordestino. Semiárido brasileiro. Transposição do rio São Francisco. Distribuição populacional brasileira.